Thinking about all the reasons we have for praising our LORD.

If You Seek Him

As a father, who dearly loved his children, King David had some serious, heartfelt words with his son, Solomon, who was to be king after him. David said in 1 Chronicles 28:9,

As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

God says the same truth to us today. God knows and understands our every thought and heart’s intention. We need to know our Creator Redeemer well enough to fully realize — and respect that. We can’t hide anything from Him. Try, and the lies will condemn us.

But our absolute joy can be in God’s infinite love for us. Throughout scripture, God is pictured as our heavenly Father. As parents love to play hide and seek with their children and enjoy purposely letting their children find them, God also wants us to seek Him so that we can enjoy finding Him. So, if we want joy, we must seek the LORD. Our joy in finding God gives God joy.

God’s promise is that “He will let you find Him”. With such a sure promise, we should never want to “forsake Him”.

When we consciously live in God’s presence, we say, “Hallelujah! LORD, You surely are our greatest joy!”